Tens of thousands of people they demonstrated yesterday Saturday in Washington and London, expressing their solidarity with Palestinian people and demanding an “immediate” ceasefire in Gaza Strip. At the same time, however, they criticized the support of the US and British governments to Israel.
With flags and Palestinian headscarves, thousands of protesters – the vast majority of them young – gathered in the center of the American capital on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the start of war between Israel and Hamaswhich has the Gaza Strip under its control.
“Immediate ceasefire” demanded the participants, who were holding placards that read “Freedom in Palestine” and “Let Gaza live, stop financing genocide”.
On one platform, some Palestinians from the Gaza Strip who now live in various US states, such as Michigan and Texas, recounted the fate of loved ones who were killed or injured, while urging the Biden administration to end military and economic aid to Israel. “President Biden could easily stop this insanity,” putting pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of them argued.
The seventh major demonstration of solidarity with the Palestinian people took place in London. After the holiday break, thousands of protesters poured out yesterday Saturday on the streets of the British capital – as well as thirty other countries around the world.
The march was attended by protesters of all ages, who held placards reading “Stop bombing children in Gaza” and they had painted olive branches, while waving peace and Palestine flags. Protesters urged the Sunak government to “stop funding genocide”, with some saying they felt “ashamed” to be British.
“It's heartbreaking to see the international community stand idly by… I hope that in the future our government will stand up for what is right and oppose the killing of innocent children,” Dipes Kottar told AFP. a 37-year-old dentist who went along with his partner and their two-year-old daughter.
“We want to show the Palestinian people that we are on their side and oppose our government,” Maliha Ahmed, a 27-year-old health worker, told AFP. The war between Israel and Hamas erupted on October 7 following an unprecedented attack by militants of the Palestinian Islamic Movementwhich claimed the lives of approximately 1,140 people, most of them civilians.
Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have since killed 23,843 people and injured more than 60,300, according to the latest tally released by the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave.
Source: News Beast
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